Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-24

Since il is definitely understood that our
rolling mill IS 10 be started if we have the
gas piped from our noted gns well to run
It, and the gentleman who stated this =
the would-be purchaser ofthe mill prop
erty on Saturday next, we can expect It TO
be soon lighted up by the famous gas.
County Court met on Tuesday and has
been very busy all week. The petition
from Benwood praying the Court to grant
license up there, after careful cOnsidera-
ton Court refused TO grant the petition.
BenwoOd people think it Is better by far
for the welfare of the town to have license,
for as it is they sell unrestrained and no
taxation for license.
Mrs. Joseph w. Gallaher is slightly in
disposed
Miller & Warfield, nursery, received q
car load of fruit trees through Adams
Express Co., over the Ohio River road,
Saturday.
ID. B. Evans is visiting his sister, Mrs
Hoge, near GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
The MOundsville Coal works were
closed this week owing TO the death Of
Mr.. William Blake.
J. w. Gallaher's store and warerooms
are being painted, Ell. Jobes doing the
work.
Master Frank Bowly is seriously i'll.
The burning of the Ohio river watch
box Saturday night last, seems TO be case
of ineendiarism; the Waterman was dis
charged the day before. The matter will
be fully investigated by the proper author
tiles.
Harry, infant son of Mr.. Bruce Wade,
died very suddenly Of lung fever Thursday
morning.
VIM. Blake, Esq, whose death has been
mentioned in the REGISTER, was buried
from his residence in the Third ward,
Wednesday. Mr.. Blake was one OF
MoundSville's leading business and men
and will be greatly missed. He was, at
the time of his death, secretary Of the
Mouudsville Coal Works. The funeral OBJ
sequies were conducted by Revs. HID,
Sanford and Stewart. The floral offerings
were exceptionally beautiful.
The lighthouse tender Lilly passed up
Wednesday as usual. Joe Baldwin, the
fayOrite pilot, was at The wheel.
w. Scott HeatheringtOn, OF the Belmont
Coal Company, Bellaire, was IN town,
Wednesday, on business.
Rev. w. w. Walker, ofWashington, Pa,
visited friends Thursday.
The Raymond HOrner and Tom Reese
No. . laid here Thursday to receive more
barges. The Raymond HOrner hitching up
by Electric Light attracted a crowd on the
West Virginia side of the river.
Miss Mollie Fitton is the guest of Bel
laire friends this week.
V. A. Weaver has returned from bust
ness trip to Pittsburg, where he disposed
of large number of Mound City fly nets,
manufactured by +. Weaver & Sons.
Quite q crowd of Moundsvillians visited
the wind stricken towns of st. Clairsvllle
and Martins Ferry Sunday.
Emanuel Deitz, our efficient City Ser
geant, to the regret Of his many friends, Is
confined to his room with seyeremalady.
VIM. Conner is his substitute.
Lewis S. Newman, of the Sickle, and j.
+. Peck, formerly of the Prison, are in
Charleston attending the Legislature.
Gen. B. w. Price departed for Charles
ton. Would the General endorse the
greater part of his constituents he would
not help cause another deadlock.
A number of our theater going people
attended J. h Emmet's imitable perform
ance Tuesday evening, returning home on
a special train, well pleased.
Water street has been thrOnged by sight
seers watching the coal fleet passing. On
Monday evening eight boats were in sight
at one time, having in tow | ,40S, 600 BUSH
of coal, and on Thursday evening nine
boats with total of l, 537, 900 bushels of
black diamonds.
Monudsville is again enjoying another
gas boom. The drill at the Rigg well was
started on down in order to test the lasting
qualities of the gas, when much stronger
flow than any heretofore found was struck.
1t is also rumOred-in fact your reporter
was informed by responsible and inter
ested party, that the flow of oil at the
Hick well is now much larger than at first.
1t view of these facts quite building and
painting boom has struck the town, and
we have Weakened up to the fact this is a
progressive era for MOundsville.
Trinity Guild will give festival in
Matthews block on Tuesday evening.
The mule" promises to be an interesting
feature Of.the evening.
Chas. OldhIue, Esq, is in Marietta Wis
iting his mother.
Mr.. VIM. Harris is seriously i'll.
Rev. X. J. Hammond is conducting a
series of meetings at Sistersville this week.
The new Episcopal church at Creasaps
will be cOnsecrated on Monday,
Communion services will be held in the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning at
half-paSt 10 o'clock. Rev. B. +. Myers,
paster.
Miss Ida Love is still very i'll with ty-
phoid fever.